Higgs mode and its decay in a two-dimensional antiferromagnet

J 2017

Higgs mode and its decay in a two-dimensional antiferromagnet

JAIN, A., M. KRAUTLOHER, J. PORRAS, G.H. RYU, D.P. CHEN et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Higgs mode and its decay in a two-dimensional antiferromagnet

Authors

JAIN, A. (356 India), M. KRAUTLOHER (276 Germany), J. PORRAS (840 United States of America), G.H. RYU (156 China), D.P. CHEN (156 China), D.L. ABERNATHY (840 United States of America), J.T. PARK (410 Republic of Korea), A. IVANOV (643 Russian Federation), Jiří CHALOUPKA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), G. KHALIULLIN (643 Russian Federation), B. KEIMER (276 Germany) and B.J. KIM (410 Republic of Korea)

Edition

Nature Physics, London, Nature Publishing Group, 2017, 1745-2473

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10302 Condensed matter physics

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 22.727

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14740/17:00094849

Organization unit

Central European Institute of Technology

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NPHYS4077

UT WoS

000404629900008

Keywords in English

quantum magnetism; spin systems; spin-orbit coupling; condensate; spin excitations

Abstract

V originále

Condensed-matter analogues of the Higgs boson in particle physics allow insights into its behaviour in different symmetries and dimensionalities(1). Evidence for the Higgs mode has been reported in a number of different settings, including ultracold atomic gases(2), disordered superconductors(3), and dimerized quantum magnets(4). However, decay processes of the Higgsmode(which are eminently important in particlephysics) have not yet been studied in condensed matter due to the lack of a suitable material system coupled to a direct experimental probe. A quantitative understanding of these processes is particularly important for low-dimensional systems, where the Higgs mode decays rapidly and has remained elusive to most experimental probes. Here, we discover and study the Higgs mode in a two-dimensional antiferromagnet using spin-polarized inelastic neutron scattering. Our spin-wave spectra of Ca2RuO4 directly reveal a well-defined, dispersive Higgs mode, which quickly decays into transverse Goldstone modes at the antiferromagnetic ordering wavevector. Through a complete mapping of the transverse modes in the reciprocal space, we uniquely specify the minimal model Hamiltonian and describe the decay process. We thus establish a novel condensed-matter platform for research on the dynamics of the Higgs mode.

Links

GJ15-14523Y, research and development project

Name: Mikroskopické modely magnetismu supravodivých pniktidů železa a vrstevnatých oxidů iridia

LQ1601, research and development project

Name: CEITEC 2020 (Acronym: CEITEC2020)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

Citovat

JAIN, A., M. KRAUTLOHER, J. PORRAS, G.H. RYU, D.P. CHEN, D.L. ABERNATHY, J.T. PARK, A. IVANOV, Jiří CHALOUPKA, G. KHALIULLIN, B. KEIMER and B.J. KIM. Higgs mode and its decay in a two-dimensional antiferromagnet. Nature Physics. London: Nature Publishing Group, 2017, vol. 13, No 7, p. 633-637, 6 pp. ISSN 1745-2473. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NPHYS4077.

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JAIN, A., M. KRAUTLOHER, J. PORRAS, G.H. RYU, D.P. CHEN, D.L. ABERNATHY, J.T. PARK, A. IVANOV, Jiří CHALOUPKA, G. KHALIULLIN, B. KEIMER and B.J. KIM. Higgs mode and its decay in a two-dimensional antiferromagnet. \textit{Nature Physics}. London: Nature Publishing Group, 2017, vol.~13, No~7, p.~633-637, 6 pp. ISSN~1745-2473. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NPHYS4077.

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